Posting a sweet pic of his dog he wrote: “Rest in peace my brother Buster. I love you to bits boy!!! Thank you to everyone for praying for him!! Love this photo of him, he never played with toys he only had shoes in he's mouth. Thanks for the best 11 years”

His girlfriend Georgia Kousoulou also posted the same pic and wrote: “I hope your (sic) in peace now my boy will never forget & stop loving you. Thank you for the love you gave us all. Sleep tight buster”.

She added: “Thank you everyone for all the support & kind words to Tom & family.”

Yesterday she wrote a message willing the hound to hang on, she said: “The love we have for buster is unreal, keep strong my boy.”